FinExtra reports: UniCredit, Italy’s second-largest bank, has been fined €2.8 million (£2.3 million) by the country’s data protection authority over 2018 data breach case. The 2018 cyber attack on the bank’s mobile banking platform impacted the data over 750,000 customers. The sanction, announced on Thursday, is a reminder that “banks must take all necessary technical…
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Hamilton’s ransomware attack, week two: What we know and what we don’t
Grant LaFleche reports: On Feb. 25, a sprawling cyberattack hit the City of Hamilton’s digital network, disrupting phone lines, emails, and databases the municipality uses every day. The crisis is almost two weeks old, and the city remains largely locked out of its systems. Phone lines remain down, council meetings have been postponed, registration to recreation programs…
Hacker’s attempt to sue police is ‘abuse of process’
RL360 Insurance Company Limited is an international offshore savings, protection and investment provider, headquartered in the Isle of Man. According to Wikipedia, it is part of the International Financial Group Limited. Threefm reports that John Henry Griffin, a former RL360 employee who was convicted of unauthorized access to data and unlawful acquisition of personal data,…
Vastaamo victims’ lawyer: Some took their own lives after patient record leak
YLE News, STT report: Some patients from the Vastaamo psychotherapy centre had died by suicide after their patient records were stolen and used in extorition attempts, according to a lawyer representing victims. Legal arguments in the trial of Aleksanteri Kivimäki, who is accused of stealing the data and extorting victims, are scheduled to conclude next week….
Au: Privacy Watchdog to investigate HWL Ebsworth over security and notifications
Jeremy Nadel reports: The investigation will cover whether the law firm violated the Privacy Act by failing to protect sensitive data or properly notifying individuals affected by the breach. The breach saw 1.1TB of data lost to hackers and impacted 65 government agency clients’ data as well as data belonging to private firms as well. The Office of…
‘I am deeply troubled’: Data breach impacts clients at Lanark County family services organization
Austin Lee reports: Family and Children’s Services of Lanark, Leeds and Grenville (FCSLLG) once again finds itself dealing with a privacy breach. At least four people have been contacted by FCSLLG, informing them that they or a child in their care may have been impacted by a “data security incident.” CTV News has obtained a…